j;8knatk  Biij,.  ^«o.   52. 1 

SENATE.  May  tb,  lbt>4. — Read  lirstaiui  rtecoud  time?;,  aiitl  ordered 
to  be  placed  upon  tlie  calendar  ami  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Gkaha.m,  from  the  Joint  Oomtuittee  ou  liupi^essments.] 


A    BILL 

ProTiding  for  the  establishment  and  payment  of  claims  for  property 
taken  or  informally  and  unwarrantably  impressed  for  the  use  of  the 
Government.  ^ 

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1  Section  1 .   The  Congress  of  tlie  Confederate  States  of  America  di) 

Z  tnact,    That  it    shall    be  the    duty  of    the   Secretary  of  War   to 

3  appoint  or  assign,  in  each  Congressional  District,  an  agent,  not 

4  liable  to  military  duty  in  the  field^  who  shall,  under  the  direction 

5  of  the  post  quartermaster,   receive,  takes   proof   in   support  of, 

6  and  examine  all  claima  in  the  said  district  growing  out  of  prop- 

7  erty  heretofore  taken  or  informally  and  unwarrantably  impressed 
S  for  the  use  of  the  Government  or  the  army,  and  report  the  facts 
D  of  each  case  to  the  proper  bureau  for  such  action  thereon  as  may 

iO     be  just  and  proper  in  the  premises. 

1  Sec.  2.  In  case  the  head  of  the   bureau,  to  whuia   the   report 

2  provided  for  in  the  iirst  seotion  of  this  act  shall  be   made,  shall 

3  be  of  opinion  that  any  such  claim  is  jmat  and  ought  to  be  paid, 
i  he  shall  forthwith  order  the  same,  to  be  paid  in  such  manner 'aa  ia 
o  now  provided  by  law  in  other  cases. 


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